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  1. Green Monday

    The second Monday in December, which is one of the most lucrative days for retail companies. Green Monday is a popular shopping ...

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  3. What is Black Friday?

    Black Friday is a popular label attached to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the US. This day marks the beginning ...

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    By definition, capitulation means to surrender or give up. In financial circles, this term is used to indicate the point ...
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  1. Brand Identity

    Brand identity is the way a business wants consumers to perceive its brand. What it's not: how the brand is actually perceived (that's brand image).

  2. Elastic

    A situation in which the supply and demand for a good or service can vary significantly due to the price. The elasticity of a good or service can vary according to the amount of close substitutes, ...

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    Earnings Stripping is a commonly-used tactic by multinationals to escape high domestic taxation by using interest deductions to their foreign headquarters in a friendly tax regime to lower their ...

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  5. Education Loan

    Money borrowed to finance education or school related expenses. Payments are often deferred while in school and for a six-month grace period after graduation. There are a variety of federal and ...

  6. Dead Cat Bounce

    A temporary recovery from a prolonged decline or bear market, followed by the continuation of the downtrend. A dead cat bounce is a small, short-lived recovery in the price of a declining security, ...

  7. Student Loan Forgiveness

    Under certain circumstances, federally backed student loans – such as Direct Subsidized Loans and Federal Perkins Loans – can be discharged or forgiven.

  8. Federal Direct Loan Program

    A program that provides low-interest loans to postsecondary students and their parents. The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program is issued and managed by the U.S. Department of Education ...

  9. Stafford Loan

    A type of federal, fixed-rate student loan that was available to college and university undergraduate and graduate students attending college at least half-time. Now such loans are given out ...

  10. Taxes

    An involuntary fee levied on corporations or individuals that is enforced by a level of government in order to finance government activities.

  11. Contagion

    The spread of market changes or disturbances from one region to others. Contagion can refer to the spread of either economic booms or economic crises throughout a geographic region.

  12. Accountant

    A professional who performs accounting functions such as audits or financial statement analysis.
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  1. Black Friday

    1. A day of stock market catastrophe. Originally, September 24, 1869, was deemed Black Friday. The crash was sparked by gold ...

  2. Turkey

    Slang for an investment that yields disappointing results or turns out worse than expected. Failed business deals, securities ...

  3. Barefoot Pilgrim

    A slang term for an unsophisticated investor who loses all of his or her wealth by trading equities in the stock market. ...

  4. Quick Ratio

    The quick ratio is an indicator of a company’s short-term liquidity. The quick ratio measures a company’s ability to meet ...

  5. Black Tuesday

    October 29, 1929, when the DJIA fell 12% - one of the largest one-day drops in stock market history. More than 16 million ...

  6. Black Monday

    October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost almost 22% in a single day. That event marked the beginning ...
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